Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-16
NEWS NOTES.

The treasury disbursements on account Of
tensions since the LIST instant amount to
nearly Sl2,OOQOOO.
The queen laid the cornerstone Of the
Imperial institute at London. Twenty
thousand people, including a large number
of nOtabilitiess witnessed the ceremonies.
The Spanish cortes has been prorogued.
John Bright has written another letter on
the Irish question, in which he declares that
but for conspiracy the land bill of 1882
would have made Ireland tranquil.
George 8. Turner, the wealthy owner Of a
cOttOn-mil IN Spartanburg county, South
Carolina, shot and killed one of his en-
plOyes named Julius MstZkia who had made
a claim for wages which Turner disputed.
The murderer fed to the woods, and the
sheriff, with a posse, Is in pursuit.
A London dispatch says an early settle
ment Of the Afghan boundary question is
probable, both England and Russia having
made concessions.
Additional reports of Fourth of July
casualties: During picnic at Susquehanna
Pennsylvania, the roof OF a crowded build
ing, used as a dining-haL, collapsed, injur-
ing large number or persons nine OF them
seriously. At Fitchbug, Massachusetts, the
horses attached 70 a street-car containing
ninety people ran away. A panic ensued
killed and half dozen badly hurt in attempt
ing TO leap from the car. At Watertown,
New York, four persons were seriously in
lured by an explosion of fireworks, and a
similar accident at Ithaca, Michigan, injured
a ike number one OF them fatally. At
Wheeler, Michigan, one man was killed and
SIX wounded by the bursting of a cannon.
An aerOnaut named ClOegs, who fell from a
balloon near Olean5 New York, on the
Fourth has died.
At the meeting of the American Bar
associahon, to be held at Saratoga in August,
j. X. Edsall, eE-attOrney general of Illinois,
viii read a paper on ''Ihe Granger Gases
md the Police Power"
French military officials have been expert
nenting with new railroad train intended
especially for the transportation of the sick
ana wounded. ms with a view, of course,
TO the indefinite continuance of peace.
In the house of commons, the home
secretary, Matthews, was roughly handled
IN debate for screening the police authori-
ties of London in the matter of the arrest of
a reputable young woman as an improper
character. A vote resulted IN the defeat of
the government by l53 to 148. This action
1 Is tantamount to a censure of Matthews,
whose resignation is expected.
Lord Harrington, IN a public address. has
challenged Mr.. Gladstone to have the pro
ceedings of the liberal cabinet IN 1885 on the
irish question published. This in response
to recent statements by the G. o. NJ regard
ing the cabinet differences Of that bear upon
this subject.
Premier Salisbury announced, in the house
OF lords, that Sir Henry DrummOnd Wolfe,
special British commissioner to Constanti-
nOple, had been instructed to leave that can
ital, owing to the failure of Turkey to ratify
the Egyptian convention.
1t is rumored at Washington that Colonel
Morrison Will resign from the interstate
commerce commission to make another race
for congress IN his old district.
The surprising intelligence of the death of
EGLEE BaElI. DaEtIgInHmF the Init
under General Washington, at the age of
100, comes from st. Thomas.
General LamOur has been sentenced at
Port au Prince to imprisonment for life for
the attempted murder Of President SalO-
mon, of Hayti.
The Boston Daily AdUertiseg and its even
ing attachment, The Record, have been DUR
chased by Charles 4. Within for 800, 900.
The liabilities of the suspended drv-goods
hrm Of John Slade q Co., New York, are
estimated at S775,OOO, and the assets at 81, -
A committee Of the French chamber has
taken favorable action upon the proposition
Tor tax upon foreigners residing in France.
A new Austro- Hungarian war-ship has
been launched at POla, on the Adriatic.
The American Society of Civil Engineers
Is holding It's annual meeting at Rondout,
/ New York.
q, A monument to solomon juneau, the
father of Milwaukee" has been unveiled
l on the lake front at that city.
| Several unpublished letters of Iutber and
Melsncthon have been discovered at
Heilbrunn, Wurtemburg.
The Philadelphia Medical Mems has a %
/ bic message from DR.. Mackenzie. reDOrtiDe,
| the entire success of the last operation on
the German crown prince. DR.. Mackenzie's
statement e9 tore-shadows the complete recov-
British trade reports for June show a de-
s S5t, 1 o! Al5oJO,UOO IN imports and of e.
zzO,OOO IN exports, as compared with the
corresponding month of last year.
The pope is said to have declared in a
recent interview that the equilibrium of
| Europe would remain upset until France
tegelned her proper place in the family of
~ The walls OF the old National theater at
/ new orleans, which was destroyed by IRE a
/ lew days ago, were blown down as thew were
| about 70 be removed, burying nine yyorlzrnen
| IN the debris. All were badly iniure5 sav-
eral Of them fatally.
Parent, the embezzIing Montreal bsrl-
| official, was brought to CHICAGO from F{Dffs-
/ 10 and lodged IN jail to await trial upon an
| Indictment for bringing stolen money into
| the state Of Illinois. Parent denODDras NE
/ arrest as an Outrage" If a few aGoufrar,ez,5
I OF the same KIND could be perpetrated uDon
| mentioned American thieves in Canada.
/ there would be more hone of cbeclyinrg tbs
/ prevailing epidemic of fraud. DecUIafioD-
i and breaches OF trust in this countrv Tbs
/ DOMINION ought to adopt law similar tn
/ that under which Parent is being urOse
/ cuted, which, If properly enforced. yVonid
/ serve every purpose of eXtradition for this
class of offenders.
An English schooner, name unknown IL
/ supposed to have been lost on the coast of
Maine near MaumOus.
/ The sObranje at Tirnoya has elected Prince
ferdinand of SaIe-COburg-GOtha to succeed
/ Prince Alexander on the throne of BULGARIA
IL IS sad that If the powers refuse their as
/ sent 70 this election the sobranje will pro-
claim the independence Of the country.
/ Thousands of lives are reported lost by a
/ mood IN the WeuchOW river, in China. Chin
/ Choo city Is submerged, and the population
/ has taken en- masse to boats.
A bill proposed in the French chamber
granting credit of 100000 francs for the
/ re-estabhshment of the ODera Conioue
company has been tabled.
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
/ accepts the throne of Bulgaria upon condi-
ton that the porte and bowers Give their
assent Which, being interpreted from the
/ Vernacular OF diplomacy, means that he will
| take the place If he can get it His DrOs-
poets however, are not hattering. An Off
clal organ at st. Petersburg SAYS his cleo
ton eXhausts Russia's patience. The car
I Will certainly not consent to the accession of
| another German subject to the Bulgarian
| throne, and Prince Ferdinand would better
make his arrangements accordingly.
At a meeting of Observation-Disclosures. presided
over by Lord Harrington, il was resolved to
support the second reading of the Irish land
action respecting the measure in its com
m1ttee stage.